Press Releases

Councilmember Hernandez Joined by Leaders of Central American Coalition to Introduce Legislation to Create Central American Cultural District

Posted on 10/15/2024

Councilmember Hernandez Secures Over $6 Million in Funding to Address Encampments Along 110 Freeway; Create Pipeline into Permanent Housing

Posted on 10/11/2024

Councilmember Hernandez Introduces Legislation to Aid Victims of Chinatown Fire; Calls For Oversight and Accountability for Abandoned Properties

Posted on 09/18/2024

Councilmember Hernandez Secures $2.5 Million in Funding to Launch Reconnecting MacArthur Park Project

Posted on 07/09/2024

Councilmember Hernandez Introduces Package of Legislation to Reform L.A.’s Budgeting Process; Improve Public Participation

Posted on 06/26/2024

Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez, Department of Recreation and Parks, and Bureau of Engineering Celebrate Groundbreaking at Rio de Los Angeles State Park

Posted on 05/22/2024

Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez Launches 21st Century Vendor Commissary in Cypress Park

Posted on 05/16/2024

Councilmember Hernandez Advances Legislation to Protect Tenants with Pending Rental Assistance Applications; Announces Renter Resources Ahead of February 1st Rent Debt Deadline

Posted on 01/30/2024

Councilmember Hernandez and the L.A. City Department of Recreation and Parks Celebrate Reopening of Lincoln Heights Recreation Center

Posted on 01/27/2024

Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez Introduces Motion Calling for Dodger Stadium Transportation Study

Posted on 01/24/2024

Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez Opens New Model of Interim Shelter in Northeast L.A.

Posted on 01/03/2024

Councilmember Hernandez and LA Recreation and Parks Join Community to Celebrate New Playground Development in MacArthur Park

Posted on 11/09/2023

Council District 1, LA Department of Transportation and Central City Neighborhood Partners Receive Grant to Study Reconnecting MacArthur Park

Posted on 10/05/2023

Councilmember Hernandez Introduces Legislation to Halt Issuance of Breeding Permits, Calls Special Meeting To Address Crisis in Animal Shelters

Posted on 09/18/2023

Councilmember Hernandez Puts Forward Motion Calling for Language Justice Plan and Seeks to Create Commission on Lived Experience of Indigenous Peoples

Posted on 07/05/2023

Councilmembers Hernandez and McOsker Announce Renewed Effort to Fulfill Rodríguez Gang Injunction Settlement

Posted on 06/28/2023

L.A. City Council Introduces Legislation Calling for Investigation into Possible Human Trafficking Charges Related to Bussing of Migrants to Los Angeles

Posted on 06/16/2023

Council Adopts Resolutions From Councilmembers Eunisses Hernandez and Katy Yaroslavsky Calling for Swift Action to Secure Release of Public Defender Eyvin Hernandez

Posted on 06/14/2023

Council Adopts Sanctuary City Motion From Councilmembers Eunisses Hernandez, Nithya Raman and Hugo Soto-Martinez

Posted on 06/09/2023

Councilmember Hernandez Introduces Motion to Rehabilitate Former Lincoln Heights Jail Property

Posted on 05/10/2023

Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez Hosts Delegation from Denver in Council to Showcase Alternative Crisis Response Model

Posted on 04/14/2023

Councilmembers Eunisses Hernandez, Nithya Raman and Hugo Soto-Martinez Announce Legislation to Make Los Angeles a ‘Sanctuary City’

Posted on 03/07/2023

Council Approves Hernandez Motion to Fund Off-Site Testing and Community Outreach For Lincoln Heights Site

Posted on 02/02/2023

Councilmember Hernandez Introduces Motion To Address Storm-Related City Service Requests

Posted on 01/25/2023